Heidi Andrade - Associate Professor, University of Albany, State University of New York.
"...a means of communicating expectations for an assignment, providing focused feedback on works in progress, and grading final products. Although educators tend to define the word “rubric” in slightly different ways, Heidi Andrade’s commonly accepted definition is a document that articulates the expectations for an assignment by listing the criteria, or what counts, and describing levels of quality from excellent to poor.
Rubrics are often used to grade student work but they can serve another, more important, role as well: Rubrics can teach as well as evaluate. When used as part of a formative, student-centered approach to assessment, rubrics have the potential to help students develop understanding and skill, as well as make dependable judgments about the quality of their own work." from Rubistar
Popular Rubric Resources
Rubistar - Rubistar_4Teachers 2 great sites where teachers can find ready-made rubrics or create them from scratch
Assessment and Rubrics - Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators' site provides a large collection of rubrics for formative and summative assessment; including rubrics for Web2.0 tools, multimedia and application rubrics, rubric generators, and much more.
What is a Rubric?
Heidi Andrade - Associate Professor, University of Albany, State University of New York.
"...a means of communicating expectations for an assignment, providing focused feedback on works in progress, and grading final products. Although educators tend to define the word “rubric” in slightly different ways, Heidi Andrade’s commonly accepted definition is a document that articulates the expectations for an assignment by listing the criteria, or what counts, and describing levels of quality from excellent to poor.
Rubrics are often used to grade student work but they can serve another, more important, role as well: Rubrics can teach as well as evaluate. When used as part of a formative, student-centered approach to assessment, rubrics have the potential to help students develop understanding and skill, as well as make dependable judgments about the quality of their own work." from Rubistar
Popular Rubric Resources
Rubistar - Rubistar_4Teachers 2 great sites where teachers can find ready-made rubrics or create them from scratch
Assessment and Rubrics - Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators' site provides a large collection of rubrics for formative and summative assessment; including rubrics for Web2.0 tools, multimedia and application rubrics, rubric generators, and much more.